The Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas (6-1, 2.49 ERA) has been lights out all season and the Cards had won each of his last four starts before a 4-0 setback to Pittsburgh on June 1. The Marlins hand the ball to 23 year old rookie Elieser Hernandez (0-3, 4.29 ERA) who will make his seventh appearance (fifth start) in the big leagues. He surrendered five runs on five hits (three homers) in three innings of a 9-1 loss to Arizona his last time out and he's 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in two starts on the road so far.

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